Shocking Logs: Jason tries, too.
At the end of May I tried a force fruiting experiment with some small white oak shiitake logs from 2020. I was wondering if a “soaked” log will initiate fruiting in an “un-soaked” log.
Since both logs in each stack gave mushrooms even when I only soaked one of the logs in each stack, I wonder if the shiitake mycelium in the soaked logs are able to signal to the connected logs that it’s a good time to flush.
I wonder if I would get a more substantial flush if I soaked all four logs.
I am curious if these logs were ready to flush anyway even if I had not soaked them.
Next time I will soak just two of the logs from one of the stacks and none of the logs in the other stack. I also plan to soak them in the heat of the summer to see if they will fruit even when conditions are not favorable.
I welcome other folks who are willing to give this a try. Feel free to communicate your findings to the group.